Casa indipendente con giardino a Mendatica
Casa indipendente con giardino a Mendatica. Habitable, autonomo heating, caminetto, taverna, esposizione esterna, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, arredato.
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Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The habitable 59 m² villa costs €932/m², rising to roughly €1,132/m² after allowing €200/m² for normal updates, versus a local comparison level of €489/m². Its garden, heating and fireplace help, but Mendatica is a remote inland location about 30 km from the sea, so the price is not especially compelling.
More on the house and the area
A charming, independent woodland retreat with a photogenic white exterior, garden, mature trees, fireplace, exposed beams, and abundant rustic character. The house appears genuinely habitable, with a functioning kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, and furnished living spaces, rather than being a renovation shell. It is compact and old-fashioned, but offers a very real liveable mountain-home dream.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€4,000 – €7,000
Wiring, water and sanitary work of any kind, heating, air conditioning and gas go to a registered firm by law, and so do flues and the air openings for gas appliances. That labour stays in the bill. Yours is the stripping out, plaster, paint, floors, tiling and carpentry.
Labour is 61% of a renovation price on average and 67% at the median, across 191 items of the Emilia-Romagna 2025 public price list. Materials are the rest. An averaged price list, not a quote.
Materials you buy yourself carry 22% VAT; supplied by the firm doing the work they go at the 10% renovation rate. On a €30,000 materials bill that is €3,600 of extra tax.
Household wiring installed before 13 March 1990 counts as compliant if it has a main breaker with overcurrent protection, protection against direct contact and a 30 mA RCD. Having a firm bring the existing wiring up to that and certify it is the cheapest lawful route.
- Only 59 sqm, so the home is compact.
- The interiors are highly dated and personally decorated, even though they appear usable.
- Roof condition, access, utilities, and year-round heating performance should be verified.
Estimate from the listing and its photos, not a survey. Treat it as the starting point for your own quotes. An Italian builder's quote is normally written without VAT and without design fees, so add about a quarter to any figure a firm gives you.
The area around
Location score 74/100The cluster is in the Ligurian Alps, with Monte Saccarello and the upper Arroscia valley close by. The area lies inside the Parco naturale regionale delle Alpi Liguri. Monesi, the nearest ski area, is a short drive up the valley. Pieve di Teco is the nearest small town of size, with everyday services and a compact historic centre. This part of western Liguria is known for mountain pasture, woodland, stone villages and the transition from the olive valleys to the high Alpine ridge near the French border.